I think so too, but unfortunately many TV stations knew the switch was coming so they neglected the maintenance on their analog transmitters. They just did the bare minimum repairs needed to keep the analog signal running until the cutoff date, such as by not replacing worn-out transmitter tubes as long as they were still working. (Yes, most high-power TV and FM transmitters still use vacuum tubes!)
Comcast was one of many cable TV companies who cashed in on the "digital transition" by making it seem that analog cable viewers would also be affected by the switchover and would need to upgrade to digital cable (false -- my analog cable still works fine!), and also emphasizing cable TV as an easy way to avoid any troubles with setting up a DTV converter box (it is true that DTV reception requires a stronger signal than analog TV, leaving fringe-area viewers in the dark).
Well at least you got a message, here in Cannada on the cutoff date you got nothing! They where constent remeinders beforehand but none of them where standized. Most of them did say if you have cable or sattleight you are not effected. I also herd you, in the states had free vochers to get a digtal to analog converter box.(only if you where NOT a cable subscirber). Also some stationts did the switch over a month? early(and again it was a hard cut off) for some odd reason.
I was actually surprised by the good reception of KYW I got with the rabbit ears. With VHF it's best to use the longest ones you can find (48") and place them near an upper floor window. But that's still not good enough for reliable DTV reception for me; I have to use my attic antenna to get glitch-free digital reception, and I have no hope of receiving any Philly stations in digital.
I understand what you mean. Everyone should always keep up with updates on things and be proactive and I totally agree with that. But there are some people who still won't be ready in time and you have to think about the old people because they at a much disadvantage and some of their grown children don't visit or help them. The programs really need to make sure everyone is ready.
~1:30 (This program is sponsored by Comcast.) AKA "If you'd signed up for our exorbitantly-priced cable, you wouldn't be having to watch this now, you cheap jerk. Now give us money!"
Nunnayah Beeswax And yet a lot of people were fooled into thinking that they needed to buy a new TV set, even if they had cable, or that they needed to subscribe to cable TV if they hadn't already, since (like you mention) cable TV providers picked this time to heavily advertise subscribing to cable as a way to "prepare for the digital transition".
They said that they were going to keep some analog channels for a few weeks to continue to inform people on how to get digital TV, which is a great thing for people who are still not ready to transition to Digital TV. But I don't think a few weeks is enough because many people are still not going to be ready in time. They need to keep some of the analog channels for like a year to make sure people are getting digital TV. If not 1 year then at least like half year or a few months at least
Did anyone notice that the stations that were the nightlight segments taken from were FCC's TV LICENSES 1-3? WNBC and WCBS on July 1st, 1941 (the former weaseled the latter by "jumping the gun" 30 minutes before the other) and KWY a couple of months later (they got the license the same day the other two but wasn't ready to broadcast until September, 1941. None of the 3 started with today's call signs (were WNBT, WCBT and WPTZ respectively)... I don't know whether LICENSE # 4 (WRGB of near Albany, NY, the oldest call sign in US, having it since licensed in 1942) did had a nightlight service, but I know Fox was TOO CHEAP to have one for LICENSE # 5 (originally WABD, now WNYW, licensed in 1944). That's the status on the nightlight of AMERICA 'S 5 OLDEST LICENSED TV STATIONS.
I saw the nightlight program on KTBS (when WEDU signed off), KDFW, and KXAS, WUFT, WESH/WKCF, WKMG, and FOX 35 Orlando. I don't think any of the Tampa stations aired it.
dtv makes it harder to get stations i have cable but if i had to use an antenna again i would have to use a good one with an amplifire because all the local stations arent really local they are 72 miles away! i can pick up most of the stations with an amplifier except for pbs KERA (channel 13 or 14) and WFAA abc (channel 8)
To be a bit honest, I am a bit saddened by the idea that I missed most of the opportunity to watch analog over the air tv in analog after my family (being my parents, sister's and I) moved out to where my dad lives now back in March of 2008. My family (my parents, sister's and I) had moved out to where my dad lives now (may 2020) back in March of 2008, and I had the opportunity to get a antenna to watch over the air tv in analog, but I never took the opportunity to watch the over the air stations in analog, I guess that was probably mostly due to me having lack of knowledge or no knowledge of the fact that over the air even existed until probably a few weeks or months before the official June 12th 2009 switch over date. I guess what really put me into the idea of knowing about over the air was mostly due to the idea of some people mentioning about the switch over from analog to digital probably a few months or so before the switch, then, I guess although my parents did once have a satellite TV subscription, I would often times use the over the air tv as my reception. I think a few of the old tv shows I ending up liking due to the transition is the 1982 knight rider, the A team, Emergency, maybe Cojack, Chip's, either that or Cops, it had to do with the California highway police, something like that. Which most of those tv shows at the beginning of the transition and ran probably until 2011/2012 until the station changed it's format was RTV, which was a retro tv station that, at least up here outside of Albany NY was essentially 10-3. So, the transition had it's pros and cons. Which, these days, I do not consider going with a cable or satellite TV subscription at all. Never had one, don't plan on having one.
In Germany the non-public stations just stopped broadcasting when the analog TV was switched off. I've never seen a program like this in Germany. But I think that in Germany the ARD, wich is a public station (owned by the state) is still broadcasting analog (because they're not allowed to just switch off their programme, everybody has the right to see this station, even those people who only have analog TV's).
US has two official langauges--English and Spanish. English is widely used especially in the north, but Spanish is widely used in the south, with exceptions to other US states that there's an half of Americans speak in Spanish. Therefore, the federal government uses these two as officials.
Weather warning during NAB.. ha.
Reminds me of those EAS warnings.
I think so too, but unfortunately many TV stations knew the switch was coming so they neglected the maintenance on their analog transmitters. They just did the bare minimum repairs needed to keep the analog signal running until the cutoff date, such as by not replacing worn-out transmitter tubes as long as they were still working. (Yes, most high-power TV and FM transmitters still use vacuum tubes!)
Comcast was one of many cable TV companies who cashed in on the "digital transition" by making it seem that analog cable viewers would also be affected by the switchover and would need to upgrade to digital cable (false -- my analog cable still works fine!), and also emphasizing cable TV as an easy way to avoid any troubles with setting up a DTV converter box (it is true that DTV reception requires a stronger signal than analog TV, leaving fringe-area viewers in the dark).
Well at least you got a message, here in Cannada on the cutoff date you got nothing! They where constent remeinders beforehand but none of them where standized. Most of them did say if you have cable or sattleight you are not effected. I also herd you, in the states had free vochers to get a digtal to analog converter box.(only if you where NOT a cable subscirber). Also some stationts did the switch over a month? early(and again it was a hard cut off) for some odd reason.
During the switch, I was not old enough to really know, but now I wish I recorded the shut-off for my local stations
Ah yes, my favourite thing Comcast has sponsored. NIGHTLIGHT TV.
I was actually surprised by the good reception of KYW I got with the rabbit ears. With VHF it's best to use the longest ones you can find (48") and place them near an upper floor window. But that's still not good enough for reliable DTV reception for me; I have to use my attic antenna to get glitch-free digital reception, and I have no hope of receiving any Philly stations in digital.
I understand what you mean. Everyone should always keep up with updates on things and be proactive and I totally agree with that. But there are some people who still won't be ready in time and you have to think about the old people because they at a much disadvantage and some of their grown children don't visit or help them. The programs really need to make sure everyone is ready.
~1:30 (This program is sponsored by Comcast.) AKA "If you'd signed up for our exorbitantly-priced cable, you wouldn't be having to watch this now, you cheap jerk. Now give us money!"
Nunnayah Beeswax And yet a lot of people were fooled into thinking that they needed to buy a new TV set, even if they had cable, or that they needed to subscribe to cable TV if they hadn't already, since (like you mention) cable TV providers picked this time to heavily advertise subscribing to cable as a way to "prepare for the digital transition".
Cut the cord and save money
@@thetvexplorer nah
I REMEMBER WATCHING THIS ON MY TV 📺
They said that they were going to keep some analog channels for a few weeks to continue to inform people on how to get digital TV, which is a great thing for people who are still not ready to transition to Digital TV. But I don't think a few weeks is enough because many people are still not going to be ready in time. They need to keep some of the analog channels for like a year to make sure people are getting digital TV. If not 1 year then at least like half year or a few months at least
Did anyone notice that the stations that were the nightlight segments taken from were FCC's TV LICENSES 1-3?
WNBC and WCBS on July 1st, 1941 (the former weaseled the latter by "jumping the gun" 30 minutes before the other) and KWY a couple of months later (they got the license the same day the other two but wasn't ready to broadcast until September, 1941. None of the 3 started with today's call signs (were WNBT, WCBT and WPTZ respectively)...
I don't know whether LICENSE # 4 (WRGB of near Albany, NY, the oldest call sign in US, having it since licensed in 1942) did had a nightlight service, but I know Fox was TOO CHEAP to have one for LICENSE # 5 (originally WABD, now WNYW, licensed in 1944).
That's the status on the nightlight of AMERICA 'S 5 OLDEST LICENSED TV STATIONS.
I just love the tornado watch
Here in Northeastern Ohio, WKYC Channel 3 was doing the nightlight clip. As of 06-26-09 it no longer is.
I saw the nightlight program on KTBS (when WEDU signed off), KDFW, and KXAS, WUFT, WESH/WKCF, WKMG, and FOX 35 Orlando. I don't think any of the Tampa stations aired it.
dtv makes it harder to get stations i have cable but if i had to use an antenna again i would have to use a good one with an amplifire because all the local stations arent really local they are 72 miles away! i can pick up most of the stations with an amplifier except for pbs KERA (channel 13 or 14) and WFAA abc (channel 8)
To be a bit honest, I am a bit saddened by the idea that I missed most of the opportunity to watch analog over the air tv in analog after my family (being my parents, sister's and I) moved out to where my dad lives now back in March of 2008. My family (my parents, sister's and I) had moved out to where my dad lives now (may 2020) back in March of 2008, and I had the opportunity to get a antenna to watch over the air tv in analog, but I never took the opportunity to watch the over the air stations in analog, I guess that was probably mostly due to me having lack of knowledge or no knowledge of the fact that over the air even existed until probably a few weeks or months before the official June 12th 2009 switch over date. I guess what really put me into the idea of knowing about over the air was mostly due to the idea of some people mentioning about the switch over from analog to digital probably a few months or so before the switch, then, I guess although my parents did once have a satellite TV subscription, I would often times use the over the air tv as my reception. I think a few of the old tv shows I ending up liking due to the transition is the 1982 knight rider, the A team, Emergency, maybe Cojack, Chip's, either that or Cops, it had to do with the California highway police, something like that. Which most of those tv shows at the beginning of the transition and ran probably until 2011/2012 until the station changed it's format was RTV, which was a retro tv station that, at least up here outside of Albany NY was essentially 10-3. So, the transition had it's pros and cons. Which, these days, I do not consider going with a cable or satellite TV subscription at all. Never had one, don't plan on having one.
In Germany the non-public stations just stopped broadcasting when the analog TV was switched off. I've never seen a program like this in Germany.
But I think that in Germany the ARD, wich is a public station (owned by the state) is still broadcasting analog (because they're not allowed to just switch off their programme, everybody has the right to see this station, even those people who only have analog TV's).
When did German public broadcasters (the ARD members) shut their analogue signal?
1:09 wait the hell why eas
1:05 muchos gracias por su attensió- boop boop boop
If you have two ears, just listen for yourself to hear which one it is.
This program is sponsored by Comcast, eh...I have no idea why... ;)
the end of an era
Gusto bang ganitong huli yung GOODBYE na Mapapanood sa PTV 4 pag 2023 yung sa Digital TV sa Pilipinas?
@stephywi He meant to say "Is this the goodbye that you want to see for Philippine TV in 2023?"
We have NTC, this informercial you see was for US TV.
Do you have Cable TV which are you able to get the Philly Stations in your area via Cable TV
No, I get them via an antenna.
So you mostly get the NYC Signals in your area of New Jersey using an antenna
If they switched to Eyewitness News programming they would have been in trouble.
wcbs seems to have gotten lazy - they (at least last I checked) only broadcast the english loop, and don't do callsigns at all.
Is DTV Nightlight will aired on ABS-CBN in 2020 and PTV 4 in 2023?
Let the nat'l govt. decide.
The DTV switchover has been proposed for 2023 on all Philippine tv networks as per DICT. ABS was shutdown due to the government, remember?
1:16 tornado watch
This Program is Sponsored by Comcast
Digital TV is 💯
Bro what my whole country uses antenas, hows my country a 1st world country yet still in the stone age😭😭😭
*NIGHTLIGHT TORNADO*
The severe weather thing
What’s the song?
1:08 KYW did everything wrong.
Spanish and English???? Look liked Portuguese is never exist
It is not spoken nearly as much in the USA as English and Spanish.
US has two official langauges--English and Spanish. English is widely used especially in the north, but Spanish is widely used in the south, with exceptions to other US states that there's an half of Americans speak in Spanish. Therefore, the federal government uses these two as officials.